EF4Historical Record
EF4 Tornado — Wake County, North Carolina — November 27, 1988
Wake County, NC
400 yd wide83.0 mi longmoved NE
Shaded band = damage-path width · animated dot traces direction of travel
Event stats
EF ratingEF4
Date & timeNovember 27, 1988 · 11:00 PM
Path length83.0 mi
Max width400 yd
Injuries154
Fatalities4
Details
A EF4 tornado was recorded in Wake County, NC, tracking roughly 83.0 miles with a maximum width of about 400 yards. The event is associated with 4 fatalities and 154 injuries in the historical record. Details are drawn from NOAA/SPC and may be incomplete or generalized.
Historical record from public weather datasets.
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